Hi, all! I have a basset who is four years old. A pretty good boy – we didn’t do the best job training him but he’s still pretty well-behaved for the breed. He’s stubborn and very occasionally gets a bit food-possessive, but if he’s really being bad, a squirt of water takes care of it (like one would a cat).
My wife is due to give birth to our first baby in a month or so. We are very excited and I would love any insight on getting Winston and the baby introduced and generally how to handle the first year or two with the dog. Our dog has a way of jumping on people with excitement – not either of us, but when he sees someone new or someone he hasn’t seen for some time, he will jump on them for a bit and go nuts until he calms down. I don’t want him climbing on the baby until it’s ready and I generally just want a good experience with our baby and our dog. We love him very much and he loves us, and we want him to be just as close with the baby as with us. Any tips?
I also have a few pictures of Winston in his favorite activities – generally doing as little as possible!
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